Exploring the Path: Pali

Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa

“Samaṇā’ti bhoti supi, ‘samaṇā’ti pabujjhasi

samaṇāneva kittesi, samaṇī nūna bhavissasi.

Vipulaṃ annañca pānañca, samaṇānaṃ pavecchasi.

Rohinī dāni pucchāmi, kena te samaṇā piyā?

Akammakāmā alasā, paradattūpajīvino;

āsaṃsukā sādukāmā, kena te samaṇā piyā?”

“Cirassaṃ vata maṃ tāta, samaṇānaṃ paripucchasi;

tesaṃ te kittayissāmi, paññāsīlaparakkamaṃ.

Kammakāmā analasā, kammaseṭṭhassa kārakā;

Rāgaṃ dosaṃ pajahanti, tena me samaṇā piyā.

Tīṇi pāpassa mūlāni, dhunanti sucikārino;

Sabbaṃ pāpaṃ pahīnesaṃ, tena me samaṇā piyā.

Kāyakammaṃ suci nesaṃ, vacīkammañca tādisaṃ;

Manokammaṃ suci nesaṃ, tena me samaṇā piyā.

Bahussutā dhammadharā, ariyā dhammajīvino;

Atthaṃ dhammañca desenti, tena me samaṇā piyā.

Bahussutā dhammadharā, ariyā dhammajīvino;

Ekaggacittā satimanto, tena me samaṇā piyā.

Dūraṅgamā satimanto, mantabhāṇī anuddhatā;

Dukkhassantaṃ pajānanti, tena me samaṇā piyā.

Yasmā gāmā pakkamanti, na vilokenti kiñcanaṃ;

Anapekkhāva gacchanti, tena me samaṇā piyā.

Na tesaṃ koṭṭhe openti, na kumbhiṃ na khaḷopiyaṃ;

Pariniṭṭhitamesānā, tena me samaṇā piyā.

Na te hiraññaṃ gaṇhanti, na suvaṇṇaṃ na rūpiyaṃ;

Paccuppannena yāpenti, tena me samaṇā piyā.

Nānākulā pabbajitā, nānājanapadehi ca;

Aññamaññaṃ piyāyanti, tena me samaṇā piyā” …

Vīsatinipāto, Therīgāthāpāḷi, Therīgāthā, selected

akammakāmā - [a + kamma + kāmā] not + doing + desiring
alasā, analasā - idle, lazy + opposite
anapekkhāva - [ana + pekkhāva] without expectation, indifferent
anuddhatā - [an + uddhatā] calm, not agitated, not conceited
āsaṃsukā - (adj.) full of expectation, hankering
bhoti - [bhavant (f. sing.nom.)/ (voc.sing.)] You (address) / 'Dear Madam'
dāni - [idāni (indecl.)] now
dhunanti - they shake, destroy
dūraṅgamā - [dūraṃ + aṅgamā] far + going far
ekaggacittā - [eka + g + gata + cittā] one + gone + mind: well directed mind, onepointedness
hiraññaṃ - gold and money, bullion
kammaseṭṭhassa - [kamma + seṭṭha + assa] doer + highest work + of the
khaḷopi - basin, pot, vessel
kittesi - you praise, proclaim
koṭṭha - store room, granary
kumbhi - pot
nānākulā - [nānā + kulā] of different + families
nesaṃ - [so (gen./dat.pl)] their, of these
opeti - [oseti] deposite, store
pabujjhasi - you wake up
pahīnesaṃ - [pahīna(pp) + esaṃ] destroyed + these
paññāsīlaparakkamaṃ - [paññā + sīla + parakkama] paññā + sīla + excertion
paradattūpajīvino - [para + datta + ūpajīvino] others + given + living on
parakkamaṃ - [para + k + kamaṃ] effort
pariniṭṭhitamesānā - [pari + niṭṭhitaṃ + esānā] completely + finished + search, seeking
pavecchasi - you bestow, give
pucchāmi - I ask
rūpiyaṃ - silver
supi - [supati (aor.)] slept
suvaṇṇaṃ - gold
vipulaṃ - abundant, manyfold, extensive